From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 05:39:45 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 05:39:35 -0500 Received: from mail.zmailer.org ([194.252.70.162]:18445 "EHLO zmailer.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 22 Nov 2000 05:39:28 -0500 Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 12:09:16 +0200 From: Matti Aarnio To: 64738 Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Kernel bits Message-ID: <20001122120916.Z28963@mea-ext.zmailer.org> In-Reply-To: <974881546.3a1b830ae5202@rumms.uni-mannheim.de> <20001122112952.Y28963@mea-ext.zmailer.org> <974886395.3a1b95fb43c63@rumms.uni-mannheim.de> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <974886395.3a1b95fb43c63@rumms.uni-mannheim.de>; from schwung@rumms.uni-mannheim.de on Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 10:46:35AM +0100 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Nov 22, 2000 at 10:46:35AM +0100, 64738 wrote: > uname -m tells me the hardware type of the machine. Is this determined while > booting or is this the architecture I choose during 'make config'? Mainly chosen during "make config". Processor info you see at /proc/cpuinfo > Can't I run a i386 kernel on a ia64 machine? I know something like this > from HP-UX. You can choose between a 32 and a 64 bit kernel when > installing, so knowing that you have a 64 bit capable machine does not > say that you have a 64 bit kernel. > And I want to have the kernel bits, not the processor bits. Solaris runs 32-bit kernels on 64-bit UltraSPARCs (up to Solaris version 2.6) So yes, something like that MAY be possible in case of ia64, but somehow I doubt... /Matti Aarnio - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/